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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pragmatism Section II (Lectures V-VIII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.
(a) Inconsistency.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Purity.
(d) Ascetism.

2. How does James describe noetic quality?
(a) New morals.
(b) New virtues.
(c) New happiness.
(d) New knowledge.

3. James says that the first way of looking at "To You" is in which position?
(a) Pragmatic.
(b) Empiricist.
(c) Rationalist.
(d) Monist.

4. According to James, the absence of something can lead to a sense of which of the following?
(a) Unreality.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Gratitude.
(d) Anger.

5. James believes that which viewpoint fills the needs of both religion and fact?
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Relgion.
(c) Monism.
(d) Pantheism.

Short Answer Questions

1. James claims that religion is in line with which of the following?

2. In Lecture II, James outlines the meaning of ______________.

3. What position does James describe as being based on principles of intellectualism and idealism?

4. In Lecture III, James compares mysticism to ____________.

5. James identifies a substance through which of the following?

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